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Chemistry 9701 · Reaction kinetics. 1 explain and use the term rate of reaction, frequency of collisions, effective collisions and non-effective collisions 2 explain qualitatively, in terms of frequency of effective collisions, the effect of concentration and pressure changes on the rate of a reaction

In Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701, Rate of reaction came up in 37 of the 139 papers on Paperstreak, for about 1 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Limiting reagents and stoichiometry, Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, Shapes of molecules, Dot-and-cross diagrams.

40 questions, newest first

1. 9701/12/O/N/25 Question 14 · 1 mark
2. 9701/11/M/J/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
3. 9701/11/M/J/25 Question 3 · 1 mark
4. 9701/12/M/J/25 Question 9 · 1 mark
5. 9701/22/M/J/25 Question 3 part (b(ii)) · 1 mark
6. 9701/23/M/J/25 Question 4 parts (a(i)) (a(iii)) (a(v)) · 4 marks
7. 9701/12/F/M/25 Question 9 · 1 mark
8. 9701/11/O/N/24 Question 14 · 1 mark
9. 9701/12/O/N/24 Question 15 · 1 mark
10. 9701/13/O/N/24 Question 14 · 1 mark
11. 9701/22/F/M/24 Question 3 part (c(iii)) · 2 marks
12. 9701/11/O/N/23 Question 14 · 1 mark
13. 9701/12/O/N/23 Question 16 · 1 mark
14. 9701/13/O/N/23 Question 14 · 1 mark
15. 9701/11/M/J/23 Question 11 · 1 mark
16. 9701/13/M/J/23 Question 18 · 1 mark
17. 9701/12/F/M/23 Question 3 · 1 mark
18. 9701/11/O/N/22 Question 15 · 1 mark
19. 9701/13/O/N/22 Question 15 · 1 mark
20. 9701/11/O/N/21 Question 31 · 1 mark
21. 9701/13/O/N/21 Question 31 · 1 mark
22. 9701/12/M/J/21 Question 11 · 1 mark
23. 9701/21/M/J/21 Question 4 part (c(i)) · 2 marks
24. 9701/22/M/J/21 Question 3 part (a) · 1 mark
25. 9701/12/F/M/21 Question 10 · 1 mark
26. 9701/11/O/N/20 Question 11 · 1 mark
27. 9701/11/O/N/20 Question 34 · 1 mark
28. 9701/12/O/N/20 Question 11 · 1 mark
29. 9701/11/O/N/18 Question 34 · 1 mark
30. 9701/13/O/N/18 Question 34 · 1 mark
31. 9701/23/M/J/18 Question 1 part (c(ii)) · 2 marks
32. 9701/11/O/N/17 Question 7 · 1 mark
33. 9701/12/O/N/17 Question 10 · 1 mark
34. 9701/13/O/N/17 Question 7 · 1 mark
35. 9701/11/M/J/17 Question 11 · 1 mark
36. 9701/11/M/J/17 Question 34 · 1 mark
37. 9701/13/M/J/17 Question 34 · 1 mark
38. 9701/11/O/N/16 Question 11 · 1 mark
39. 9701/13/O/N/16 Question 11 · 1 mark
40. 9701/12/F/M/16 Question 34 · 1 mark

More in Reaction kinetics: Temperature and activation energy, Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts.

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